The only experience I've had with recruiting was when i was recruiting to come to school here and run. Now that process is slightly different than the job recruiting process because everything was based on my high school times and how i felt i would fit in with the team, but the principle is essentially the same:
- Apply to the school (job) you are interested in after doing research
- Get word from the coach (employer) as to whether they are interested or not
- Take an official visit (interview for the position)
- Find out if you are accepted to the school (got the job)
And of course what is helping companies with recruiting, social networking on the internet. People are being connected to various groups that they normally wouldn't encounter and this is opening up new and unique opportunities for everyone. It is important not to abuse the power of social networks because then they would lose their appeal.
Allan Schweyer wrote in
this article that:
"Part of the beauty of social networking is that there is a rarity to it. If it were easy for any of us to connect with anyone else, we would remove the scarcity and erode the value of networks."
Now people must learn how to use these networks effectively without diminishing their value.
2 comments:
I agree with what Allan said because it happened to MySpace. The scarcity was removed from it and anyone could join and view everyones profile. This is beginning to occur on facebook as well where it is not only open to college students but now the whole world. I fear that Facebook is going down the wrong path.
Facebook is down the wrong path. They just installed the facebook IM. Just like myspace. My 15yr old brother is on it.. it lost its small community that once made it popular awhile ago.
Social networking is going to be a fad we talk about with our children one day.
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